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SOFTBALL: Port Angeles’ Zoe Smithson earns Olympic League MVP; Forks players honored

Soto, Leverington earn 1st-team honors, Kratzer Coach of the Year

Anglers chapter to meet in person in June

The East Jefferson Chapter of Puget Sound Anglers will return to in-person monthly meetings on June 11, it announced last week. The… Continue reading

Employers chafe over lack of workers

Issues cited: Child care, housing, ‘funemployment’

Vocalist Val James will bring her band to Trinity United Methodist Church in Port Townsend for an online Candlelight Concert this Thursday at 7 p.m.  Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Gershwins by candlelight: Online concert Thursday

Classics to be presented in 50-minute set

Vocalist Val James will bring her band to Trinity United Methodist Church in Port Townsend for an online Candlelight Concert this Thursday at 7 p.m.  Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Hoodsport area to open for shellfish harvesting

The state Department of Health has upgraded its water quality rating for a section of tidelands near Hoodsport west of… Continue reading

Injured hiker rescued after fall down 300-foot ice chute

A search and rescue team from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island negotiated an 800-foot climb to rescue an injured 71-year-old hiker… Continue reading

More beaches open for shellfish harvesting

Recreational shellfish harvesting is open on Strait of Juan de Fuca beaches from Lyre River east to Discovery Bay, which is closed for all species… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: The fate of the fish ducks

For some, the New Year begins on Jan. 1. Out on our rivers, the new year begins with the emergence of the baby salmon from… Continue reading

Tasiah Little of the PC Women’s basketball is guarded by Bellevue Bulldog Keani Midel Monday at the PC gym. PC lost by a “hair” to the Bulldogs. dlogan
Tasiah Little of the PC Women’s basketball is guarded by Bellevue Bulldog Keani Midel Monday at the PC gym. PC lost by a “hair” to the Bulldogs. dlogan
Search and Rescue team members used the Dosewallips State Park’s field as their command post for the multi-agency rescue of two hikers who had fallen down the Brothers Mountain on Sunday afternoon. Teams from Jefferson Search and Rescue, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue and Olympic Mountain Rescue responded to the emergency. (Jefferson Search and Rescue)

Seattle hiker dies during Brothers Mountain hike

Woman lost footing, fell into crevasse

Search and Rescue team members used the Dosewallips State Park’s field as their command post for the multi-agency rescue of two hikers who had fallen down the Brothers Mountain on Sunday afternoon. Teams from Jefferson Search and Rescue, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue and Olympic Mountain Rescue responded to the emergency. (Jefferson Search and Rescue)

Special filing period opens for two offices in Clallam County

A special three-day filing period begins today for two Clallam County offices that drew no candidates after the regular filing period closed… Continue reading

Port Angeles senior Ava Brenkman, fourth from left, signed a letter of intent as an invited walk-on to play college volleyball for Whitman College in Walla Walla. Brenkman was joined by family members, including her dad Sam Brenkman, third from left, and mom Katie Marks, far right.

Three-sport athlete signs letter of intent to play at Whitman College

Port Angeles’ Brenkman invited as a walk-on for volleyball program

Port Angeles senior Ava Brenkman, fourth from left, signed a letter of intent as an invited walk-on to play college volleyball for Whitman College in Walla Walla. Brenkman was joined by family members, including her dad Sam Brenkman, third from left, and mom Katie Marks, far right.
Julia Buggy of Sequim knees on a flatbed trailer as she lays her hands on a traveling totem created by carvers from the Lummi Nation during a stop on Tuesday at Port Angeles City Pier. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Totem pole welcomed before summer’s journey

Lummi carving to travel from Washington state to Washington, D.C.

Julia Buggy of Sequim knees on a flatbed trailer as she lays her hands on a traveling totem created by carvers from the Lummi Nation during a stop on Tuesday at Port Angeles City Pier. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County to host grief groups in June

A five-week grief support group series will begin June 7 in Sequim and a six-week grief support group series will start June 8 in Port… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Jaida Wood, left, and North Kitsap's Mia McNair jostle for a rebound on Saturday evening at Port Angeles High School.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Perfect Riders crush North Kitsap Vikings

No shots falling? No problem for versatile Port Angeles

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Port Angeles' Jaida Wood, left, and North Kitsap's Mia McNair jostle for a rebound on Saturday evening at Port Angeles High School.
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AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: After a one-year hiatus, Wilder Sr. begins season with pair of wins

The Wilder Senior Baseball Club began its 2021 season after a one-year hiatus with a pair of big wins over South Kitsap… Continue reading

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Brinnon Garden Club to host plant sale at community center

The Quilcene Brinnon Garden Club will conduct a fundraising plant sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The annual sale… Continue reading

The Clallam County COVID-19 Social Distancing Center is shown Sunday. (Rob Ollikainen/Peninsula Daily News)
The Clallam County COVID-19 Social Distancing Center is shown Sunday. (Rob Ollikainen/Peninsula Daily News)